2024 Big 12 Conference softball tournament

The 2024 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 8 to May 11, 2024. As the tournament winner, Oklahoma earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

2024 Big 12 Conference
softball tournament
Teams10
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma (9th title)
Runner-upTexas
Winning coachPatty Gasso (9th title)
MVPElla Parker (Oklahoma)
2024 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Texas  ‍‍‍y 23 4 0   .852 50 7 0   .877
No. 4 Oklahoma  ‍‍y 22 5 0   .815 52 6 0   .897
No. 3 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 21 6 0   .778 47 10 0   .825
Baylor  ‍‍‍y 14 13 0   .519 35 21 0   .625
UCF  ‍‍‍y 12 15 0   .444 31 25 0   .554
BYU  ‍‍‍ 11 16 0   .407 31 23 0   .574
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 11 16 0   .407 28 25 1   .528
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 29 21 0   .580
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 20 31 0   .392
Houston  ‍‍‍ 4 23 0   .148 25 30 0   .455
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 19, 2024[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Format edit

All ten teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then will play a single-elimination tournament, with the top six seeds receiving a first-round bye.[2][3]

Bracket edit

First Round
May 8
Quarterfinals
May 9
Semifinals
May 10
Finals
May 11
2 Oklahoma 10(5)
7 Kansas 6 7 Kansas 1
10 Houston 5 2 Oklahoma 13(5)
6 BYU 2
3 Oklahoma State 2
6 BYU 7
2 Oklahoma 5
1 Texas 1
1 Texas 13(5)
8 Texas Tech 10(8) 8 Texas Tech 4
9 Iowa State 9 1 Texas 14(5)
4 Baylor 3
4 Baylor 3
5 UCF 2


Schedule edit

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First Round – Wednesday, May 8
1 5:00 p.m. No. 7 Kansas vs. No. No. 10 Houston 6–5 Big 12 Now
2 7:30 p.m. No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Iowa State 10–9 (8)
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 9
3 11:00 a.m. No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 6 BYU 2–7 Big 12 Now
4 1:30 p.m. No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Kansas 10–1 (5)
5 5:00 p.m. No. 1 Texas vs. No. 8 Texas Tech 13–4 (5)
6 7:30 p.m. No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 5 UCF 3–2
Semifinals – Friday, May 10
7 5:00 p.m. No. 6 BYU vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 2–13 (5) Big 12 Now
8 7:30 p.m. No. 1 Texas vs. No. 4 Baylor 14–3 (5)
Championship – Saturday, May 11
9 6:30 p.m. No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Texas 5–1 ESPN2
*Game times in CST. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Patterson, Jeff (May 5, 2024). "Big 12 softball tournament: 2024 final standings, bracket, TV schedule". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship Bracket Released". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.